Robert Benton
Writer
- Born
- September 29, 1932
- Died
- May 11, 2025 (age 92)
- From
- Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 - May 11, 2025) was an American screenwriter and film director. Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. Benton has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both…
Filmography (20)
Godard Made in USA (2010)Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)Self
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008)Self
Feast of Love (2007)Director
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006)Self
Wanderlust (2006)Himself
The Human Stain (2003)Director
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001)Self
Twilight (1998)Director
Nobody's Fool (1994)Director- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveCinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)Self
Billy Bathgate (1991)Director
Nadine (1987)Director
Places in the Heart (1984)Director
Still of the Night (1982)Director
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)Director
The Late Show (1977)Director
Bad Company (1972)Director
A Texas Romance, 1909 (1964)Director
Death Valley (1946)Duke